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Mostly writing to send good energy to your cat friend and you. I agree with the others about a second opinion, but fully understand the reluctance due to costs and stress on your cat. If there are any more comprehensive animal hospitals in your area, the kind with specialists, I would consider...

Hi @mrw5641, were you able to pin down a cause? My cat has the same issue.

@Burts & @CatLover49 My cat has been doing the same thing for some time. No mites, no fleas. She's eating Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Rabbit wet food with a little Vital Essentials Freeze Dried Rabbit as a topper. Any new thoughts on the cause?

That's really good to know, thank you. I hope one day I can manage it, but I work at least 80 hours a week so really, even the most basic cooking is barely possible for me right now. Given what I've been indoctrinated with from my microbiologist mom, I wouldn't risk feeding Squish raw meat...

Thanks for these tips @lisahe! I'd love to learn to cook her food but it's not possible for me right now as I'm trying to finish my doctoral dissertation. Would love to know which supplement you use so I can try it if cooking becomes more feasible! What was in the Instinct was definitely mold...

Thanks this is a great tip, I'll try reaching out to them. And yeah it's the worst, especially when it just says 'liver' or something so you can't even be sure what animal it's from. I haven't tried the hydrolized yet but it seems that is only a short-term diet and not meant to be a long-term...

@Azazel Totally agree that the big brands aren't perfect either, but as @kittenmittens84 said, it has been my personal experience that they have been more reliable. Of course they can always make mistakes and foods can always be changed or discontinued, but in the many years that I fed brands...

Hi there, I've looked through the cat food ingredient spreadsheet (which I'm so grateful for!) several times, but it doesn't have the answers I'm looking for so am hoping someone here can help! I'm searching for a cat food from a big reliable brand that contains relatively few questionable...

Thanks @white shadow. I was giving him the capsules but actually just ended up ordering compounded liquid because trying to cut the capsules precisely was proving to be a real pain, and it's easier to dose small, more precise doses with a syringe. Good tip on the water, I'll keep that in mind...

Update: Well there was a bit of a stressful and unfortunate situation with the MRI machine yesterday and they weren't able to get Nub in for a test, they ended up keeping him overnight and ran the test this morning. Just heard back from the neurologist who said that it's looking like he has a...

Thank you thank you @Furballsmom ❤ He is SUCH a little trooper, it's unbelievable. His eye is still doing what it's doing, and I know he's not feeling 100% (he hasn't been bringing mouse toys every night like he usually does, and he still hasn't had interest in playing), but he does seem to be...

Hi Furballsmom, thank you for checking in. Nub actually seemed a little better today, not in terms of the eye itself which still looks the same, but in terms of seeming like he was less painful/uncomfortable. I'm sure he still feels something, but he was more active around the house today and...

Thank you for this. I think Nub is just very sensitive to these medications. I've been cutting Gabapentin capsules so it has been hard to be perfectly accurate with dosing, but today I asked the vet to order me compounded liquid so that I can be more accurate. Last night I gave even less than...

Sorry one more question white shadow! When you started the Gabapentin, did Stryker also have wobbliness, lethargy, or other sort of drunken side effects? I had been told that these can go away over time, but Nub has taken it a few times in the past and several times over the last few days and I...

Yes, I tried calling my old vet last week but she was out of town until tomorrow, so I'm hoping she calls me back. I can't help but feel guilty though as we moved away so she has no obligation to help anymore. :( Thanks so much again.

Just as a general update: I scheduled an MRI for Wednesday so hopefully I can help Nub manage any discomfort until then and that will at least give more information. I'm seeing some other strange symptoms, like licking his paws a lot all of a sudden, but it's hard to know what's going on. He's...

Thanks fionasmom for sharing those very personal experiences, I'm really grateful to be able to hear them, they help give me a clearer picture of what to expect. Thank you.

Thanks so so much for taking the time to read through threads about radiation, Furballsmom. I can't tell you how helpful that is as it is already difficult to manage regular life together with researching and thinking about how to proceed with Nub. It's very helpful to know that radiation can be...

Thank you for all of this, white shadow, it is very comforting to hear that there are options to combine pain meds. As for the Gabapentin, I think he's on the "lowest" dose (25mg), at least as prescribed by veterinarians, but i know it's possible to just be more sensitive to a medication, so...

That's good to hear about cancer treatments, thanks. Have you heard that about radiation in addition to chemotherapy? He has been on chemotherapy for about 3 years for small cell lymphoma in his intestines (a slow moving and relatively treatable form of cancer), and I can absolutely confirm that...